Winding-machine



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B. DUMMER. WINDING MACHINE.

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EDlVARD DUMMER, OF NEVTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

WINDING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,478, dated January 5, 1897.

Application filed p l 1895- T 0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD DUMMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton, (Auburndale,) in the county of MiddleseX an d State of Massachusetts, have in vented a new and useful Improvement in inding- Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to machines for winding yarn or threads from spools or cops onto spindles, preferably conical, the yarn or threads wound onto each spindle being taken from a single cop or spool or from several cops or spools and twisted.

The invention consists in a ring, disk, or plate revoluble about an axis, preferably vertical, on which the spindles bear, being located radially therewith to be revolved thereby, theinvention further consisting in means for guiding the yarn or threads, causing said disk or plate to revolve, supporting the cops or spools and twisting the threads, as hereinafter described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan of a machine embodying my invention, the machine being represented as having parts broken away in order to show other parts. Fig. 2 is an elevation, part being in section. Figs. 3, 4, and 5, drawn on a larger scale, show different views of a stationary travelerguide andtraveler.

Secured to a shaft A is a ring, disk, or plate B. I prefer to have the shaft A tubular, so as to revolve about a stationary standard 0, which supports a central horizontal table D, to which may be secured inner stands a to maintain in position the inner ends of the spindles b. The standard 0 is secured at its lower end to a pedestal E. Supported by Vertical projections or legs F, secured at their lower ends to the pedestal, is an annular table G, on which are stands 0 to maintain in position the outer ends of the spindles b. The shaft A may be caused to revolve by means of a bevel-gear e, secured to this shaft, bevelgear f, fastened to a horizontal shaft H to re- I, secured on the shaft H. Each spindle b is so held as to bear with its load on the ring,

disk, or plate B, being located radially with Serial ll'o. 545,237. (NOlnoClel-l reference to said ring, disk, or plate, as shown, the stands a and 0 having slots to receive the ends of the spindle and provide for the required upward movement of the spindle and load thereon.

On the ring, disk, or plate B is a spiral guide, preferably a groove j, to provide for an I outward and return movement of each traveler 70, this spiral guide being such as to give the required motion to the traveler with reference to the motion of the disk or plate B, and hence to the motion of the surface of the spindle and load thereon, as to cause such winding of the yarn or thread on the spindle as to give the required form to said load.

Suitably located with reference to each spindle and transversely with reference to the ring, disk, or plate B is a guide Z for each traveler 70, preferably having a slot in which the traveler may move. Each guide Zis secured at the inner end to the table D and at the outer end to the table G, there being a space between the guide and the disk or plate B, as shown. Each traveler 7: consists of an elongated part on to move in the groove j, a fiat or disk part it to move between the guide Z and disk or plate B to maintain the traveler in true working position, and a shank 0, extending through the slot in the guide Z and having an eye 19 therein to receive the yarn or thread. At the outer end of each guide Z is also an eye q to receive the yarn or thread.

V hen it is desired to unite two or more threads and twist the same, a gear J is fastened on the shaft A and the required number of spools or cops r are secured on a vertical spindle s, (as by means of a flange I, having upright projections 11,) the spindle being revolved in a bearing K by means of a pinion L engaging with the gear J. Of course when twisting is not required a simple holder for one spool or cop may take the place of each spindle s and the gear J and pinion L will not be required.

Each thread to be wound onto a spindle b may pass over the rail or flanged outer rim M of the table G. This rail or flanged rim may have such a surface as to provide for such friction on the thread as may be required to have the thread sufficiently taut when taken onto the spindle. To provide for gaging the ICC degree of such friction, the rail rim or flange is of a separate piece from the body of the table G, so as to be concentrically movable with reference thereto and secured in place, as by means of screws t. \Vith such construction the friction surface 10 for each thread being of varying width, as shown, the required friction for each thread may be obtained.

From the above description the operation will be readilyunderstood. The spindles 1) having been dropped into position and maintained therein by the slotted stands at their ends will bear against the disk or plate B and be revolved thereby. Yarn or threads extending from the corresponding spools or cops and twisted or a thread from a single spool or cop through an eye q and an eye 2) onto the spindle b will be Wound onto the latter by the revolution of the spindle and be carried from end to end on the spindle by the guide or groove for the traveler on the disk or plate 13 and the stationary guide Z to build the load of yarn or thread on the spindle, as desired, the distance apart of the strands on the spindle and the form of said load being determined by the nature of the spiral guide or groove on the ring, disk, or plate B and the compactness of said lead by the degree of friction on the thread. It is apparent that certain details of construction, such as with reference to the formation of the spiral guide on the ring, disk, or plate B, each stationary guide I, each traveler 7c, and the stands or holders for the spindles, may be varied as the judgment of a mechanic skilled in the art may suggest without departing from the essential features of the invention. By the radial arrangement of the spindles on which the yarn or thread is wound, by driving all these spindles by friction against one ring, disk, or plate, by arranging the spools or cops in a circle, by revolving the supports for the spools or cops when twisting is required, and by the simple circular arrangement and adjustment of the friction surface for the threads to pass over a winding-machine is produced which is of simple construction, may be easily operated and kept in working order, and requires com parativel y little power and small floor-space fora certain number of spindles.

It should be particularly noted that,t-he relative proportions of the device-particularly with reference to the distance of the radiallydisposed spindles from the center of the ring, disk, or plate, the diameters of the ends of each conical spindle, the diameters of the innermost and outermost circles of the surface of the ring, disk, or plate on which the spindles bear and the rate of movement of the travelersbeiug suitable and substantially as illustrated, there need be no sliding friction of any part of either spindle or its load on. the ring, disk, or plate. Each spindle and its lead will simply roll on the ring, disk, or plate throughout the entire length of the contact of the spindle or its load with the ring, disk, or plate, even though the latter be flat, that is, have the surface thereof on which the spindles and their loads bear throughout the length of said loads lie wholly in one and the same horizontal plane, as shown.

I claim as my invention 1. In a winding-machine the combination of a ring, disk or plate on a vertical shaft, means for revolving said ring, disk or plate, several conical spindles, means for maintaining said spindles radially with reference to and in contact with said ring, disk or plate, throughout the length of the surface of the spindle which is to receive the load, the diameters of the ends of each spindle having the same proportion with reference to each other as the diameters of the innermost and outer most circles of the surface of said ring, disk or plate with which said spindles are in contact, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 2. The combination of a ring, disk or plate, stationary bearings to maintain several spindles radially with reference to, and to be re volved with their load by being in contact with said ring, disk or plate, a spiral travelerguide on said ring, disk or plate, stationary traveler-guides transverse to said spiral guide and a traveler on each of said stationary guides to engage with said spiral guide, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a revoluble vertical shaft, bearings therefor and a ring, disk or plate secured thereto and presenting a surface which is a horizontal plane, several stands to serve as bearings for the ends of spindles arranged radially with reference to said ring, disk or plate to bear throughout the length of their load 011 said surface, several stationary traveler-guides located opposite to and transversely with reference to said ring, disk or plate, travelers on said guides, a spiral. traveler-guide on said ring, disk or plate and an. exterior stationary ring or circular rail having a friction-surface over which the yarn or threads to be wound are drawn, substantially as set forth.

4*. In a winding-machine, a rail in contact with which the threads or yarn to be wound pass, and provided with a friction device, the friction-surface of which varies lengthwise of the rail, said rail being movable in the direction of its length and adj ustably secured to the frame of the machine, substantially as set forth.

5. A circular Winding-machine provided with a circular, frictional rail located transversely with reference to the paths of the threads, and provided with a friction device the friction-surface of which varies circumferentially of the rail, substantially as set forth.

6. A circular Winding-machine provided with a circular rail in contact with which the threads or yarn to be wound pass, said rail being movable circumferentially and adjustably secured to the frame of the machine, and

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provided with a friction device, the frictionsurface of which varies circumferentially of said rail, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of a stationary base, a central vertical standard on said base,a hollow shaft revoluble on said standard, a stationary table secured to said standard, a ring, disk or plate having a horizontal surface and secured on said tubular shaft, a stationary ring, or annular table surrounding said disk, or plate, conical spindles to roll on said surface, and stands on said stationary table and stationary ring or annular table to maintain in position said spindles transversely arranged with reference to said disk or plate to bear throughout the length of their load on said surface, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination of a stationary base, a central vertical standard secured at its lower end to said base, a central table fastened to the upper end of said standard, a hollow shaft revoluble about said standard, a disk or annular plate surrounding said table and secured to said shaft, a stationary ring surrounding said disk and secured to said base, stands for maintaining spindles in position transverse to said disk, traveler-guides secured transversely to said disk, travelers adapted to move on said guides, said disk having a spiral guide thereon to receive and guide each traveler so that it Will carry the yarn or thread from end to end of each spindle, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination of a revoluble disk or plate, provided with a spiral traveler-guide, means for maintaining spindles radially with reference thereto and in contact therewith,

travelers to engage With said spiral guide, and means for guiding said travelers transversely with reference to said disk or plate, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination of a revoluble ring, disk or plate provided with a spiral travelerguide, means for maintaining spindles radially With reference'thereto, and in contact therewith, stationary traveler-guides located transversely with reference to said disk or plate, and travelers for guiding the yarn or threads to be received onto the spindles as required, each traveler being adapted to move on one of said stationary guides and on said spiral guide, substantially as set forth.

11. In a circular Winding-machine the combination of a vertical shaft, a ring, disk or plate secured to said shaft and mounted to revolve therewith, devices for supporting conical spindles radially with reference to said ring, disk or plate and in such relation thereto that each spindle with its load Will bear throughout the length of said load on said ring, disk or plate, devices for supporting travelers and guiding them radially with reference to said ring, disk or plate, a driving Wheel or gear secured to said shaft to revolve therewith, vertical spindles mounted to revolve and for supporting cops from which the thread or yarn is to be Wound, and pinions secured to said vertical spindles to engage with said driving wheel or gear, substantially as set forth.

EDWARD DUMMER. WVitnesses WILLARD E. SIBLEY, EDWARD WYMAN. 

